That's a good thought for the future. Right now I've just finished the third Catilinarian oration and I need to get back to the fourth; I'll probably do so after the second eclogue. Meanwhile, I have De Senectute and De Amicitia to get to, and I'm wanting to put a little Livy in there, too, perhaps with poetry between each of these major works. I'd definitely like to read more verse, now that I've gotten a small taste of it, and I'll consider Horace in the future (though I wouldn't presume to take Qimmik for granted). I'd kind of like to get through all of the eclogues before going to other works, though I guess short poems can be read without regard to order or completion as they're not major commitments.Interaxus wrote:3. swtwentyman: I admire your rugged perseverance. Now that you’ve had a dig into Vergil, why not apply your spade to an ode or two of Horace, for example, 1.4, 1.9, 1.11, 1.5 or 4.7. Then we can look forward to more insights and analyses from Qimmik concerning Horatian poetry.
Thanks for the kind words! "Rugged perseverance". I'm getting there...